1940
Julia "Julie" B. Adams
2024
Julia "Julie" B. Adams
January 7, 1940 — May 15, 2024
Poland
Julie was born January 7, 1940 in Youngstown, Ohio, a daughter of the late James Beeghly and Josephine (Hall) Beeghly.
She graduated from Poland Seminary High School in 1958 and earned a bachelor's degree in library science from Mount Union College, where she met her husband of 47 years and began a new journey on the east coast.
Julie was a children's librarian at the Public Library of New York in the Bronx. She later worked as a nurse's aide for several nursing homes in Rhode Island for over 20 years, retiring in 1995.
She was a member of First Presbyterian Church of Newport, Rhode Island and Beavertail Lighthouse Museum Association in Jamestown, RI. Some of Julie's favorite pastimes included sailing with her husband on their sailboat the "Perseverance," volunteering and performing at the Jamestown Community Theater, cooking for family and friends, always trying new recipes. Julie was a kind soul and she loved animals. As a young woman, Julie loved to ride her horse, and as an adult, she always shared her home with a dog or two.
Julie was a devoted wife, mother, sister, and became a foster parent to Valode, a foreign exchange student for over three years. She always had a positive attitude, an incredible strength and perseverance, and kind words for anyone she encountered.
Julie leaves to carry on her memory, her son, Charles "Charley" (Corrie) Adams of Bessemer, PA; two brothers, Joel Beeghly of Bessemer, PA, and James (Beverly) Beeghly of Chico, CA; a sister, Jeannie McNear of Washington, VA; her foreign exchange student, Valode; and her soul sister, Colleen of Jamestown, RI.
Besides her parents, Julie was preceded in death by her husband, Robert H. Adams, who preceded her in death on May 12, 2010; sister-in-law, Mary Jane Beeghly; and brother-in-law, Richard McNear.
Family and friends may call on Tuesday, May 21, 2024, from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Cunningham-Becker Funeral Home, 270 N. Main Street in Poland and on Wednesday, May 22, 2024, from 10:00 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. at the Chapel of Friendly Bells at the Trinity United Methodist Church, 30 Front Street in downtown Youngstown. A celebration of life service will follow at the Chapel of Friendly Bells at 11:00 a.m., with Pastor Alan Wiebe officiating.
The family requests that material tributes take the form of contributions in Julie's name to Beavertail Lighthouse Museum Association, P. O. Box 83, Jamestown, RI 02835.
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Service Schedule
Past Services
Visitation
Tuesday, May 21, 2024
4:00 - 7:00 pm (Eastern time)
Cunningham-Becker Funeral Home Poland
Visitation
Wednesday, May 22, 2024
10:00 - 10:45 am (Eastern time)
Chapel of Friendly Bells at the Trinity United Methodist Church
Celebration of Life Service
Wednesday, May 22, 2024
11:00am - 12:00 pm (Eastern time)
Chapel of Friendly Bells at the Trinity United Methodist Church
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